Application form: From knowledge to climate-resilient action in African

countries
Please complete this application form and submit by no later than 23h59 Central Africa Time (CAT) on
Sunday 07 May 2023. Should your application be chosen for proposal submission you will be notified
before 31 May 2023.

We understand that French or English may not be everyone’s first language, so we will not penalise the
incorrect use of grammar. Should you be uncertain regarding how to complete this application, please do
check our frequently asked questions page, which will be regularly updated. In addition, we will host a
webinar on the process on Thursday 13 April 2023, from 11h00 to 12h00 Central African Time (CAT).
Please pre-register for the session here.

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1. Basic eligibility Yes / no

Is the lead organisation based in Africa?      
Does at least one organisation have an established presence in the locality in which the      
project is based?
Do you have at least one integral team member who is able to communicate reasonably in      
English or French, in both oral and written format, with the CDKN team?
Does this project contribute to locally-led climate-resilient action?      

Does the project align with at least one of the CDKN themes?      
Does the project commit to adhering to safeguarding and ethics principles?      

Note: Only projects that meet the basic eligibility criteria will be considered for review.

2. Lead organisation details1

Name of person leading
     
the project
Role of project lead
within the lead      
organisation
Email address      
Secondary email address      
Name of organisation      
Type of organisation e.g. community group, community-based organisation, cooperative, non-
governmental organisation, international non-governmental organisation,
sub-national/local government, academia, private sector, small- and
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Only the lead organisation details should be included here. Separate tables for each additional partner are included below.
 medium-sized business, media organisation, social enterprise, etc.
     
Physical address
Please include city,      
country and postal code
Phone number
     
Including country code
Organisation website
and/or other social      
media
Please choose one of the An African organisation
following: Is the based in Africa, but with headquarters elsewhere
organisation… none of the above (describe)
     
Any comments      

2.a Partner organisation details (please include details of each partner organisation
below. More partner tables available at bottom of document if required)
Name of contact person      
Role of person within
     
organisation
Email address      
Name of organisation      
e.g. community group, community-based organisation, cooperative, non-
governmental organisation, international non-governmental organisation,
Type of organisation sub-national/local government, academia, private sector, small- and
medium-sized business, media organisation, social enterprise, etc.
     
Role of the organisation
     
within the project
Physical address
Please include city,      
country and postal code
Phone number
     
Including country code
Organisation website
and/or other social      
media
Please choose one of the An African organisation
following: Is the based in Africa, but with headquarters elsewhere
organisation… neither of the above, but based in the global South
     
Any comments?      

2.b Partner organisation details (please include details of all the additional partners.
More partner tables available at bottom of document if required)
Name of contact person      
Role of person within      
organisation
Email address      
Name of organisation      
e.g. community group, community-based organisation, cooperative, non-
governmental organisation, international non-governmental organisation,
Type of organisation sub-national/local government, academia, private sector, small- and
medium-sized business, media organisation, social enterprise, etc.
     
Role of the organisation
     
within the project
Physical address
Please include city,      
country and postal code
Phone number
     
Including country code
Organisation website
and/or other social      
media
Please choose one of the An African organisation
following: Is the based in Africa, but with headquarters elsewhere
organisation… neither of the above, but based in the global South
     
Any comments

2.c Partner organisation details (please include details of all the additional partners.
More partner tables available at bottom of document if required)
Name of contact person      
Role of person within
     
organisation
Email address      
Name of organisation      
e.g. community group, community-based organisation, cooperative, non-
governmental organisation, international non-governmental organisation,
Type of organisation sub-national/local government, academia, private sector, small- and
medium-sized business, media organisation, social enterprise, etc.
     
Role of the organisation
     
within the project
Physical address
Please include city,      
country and postal code
Phone number
     
Including country code
Organisation website
and/or other social      
media
Please choose one of the An African organisation
following: Is the based in Africa, but with headquarters elsewhere
organisation… neither of the above, but based in the global South
      
Any comments?      

3. Project summary
Project title
     
(Maximum 15 words)
Project objective/s
     
(Maximum 100 words)
Indicate which CDKN theme/s your project aligns with.
gender equity and social inclusion
finance for resilience
CDKN themes:
ecosystem-based approaches
enhancing climate literacy
empowering young people

Projects must be completed by October 2026. Include the start and end
Project duration date.
     
Country (ies).
Where is the project’s      
geographic focus? Sub-national/provinces/wards.
     
Funding requested from CDKN In US dollars; US$.
(maximum US$ 150,000)      
Please explain how this project does or can leverage other funding
Parallel funding opportunities
opportunities. Please include names and amounts where possible.
(Maximum 100 words)
     

4. Project concept note

Please include:
- Why the project is necessary (this should include how the project is
Project idea and responding to local challenges, demands and/or opportunities)
methodology - The project’s objectives and expected project impacts
(Maximum 500 words) - The proposed methods and activities that will be implemented in
order to achieve the objectives
     
Furthering locally led Please indicate:
climate-resilient action - How your project supports local actors to lead the design and
and mobilising local implementation of climate-resilient action
knowledge - How the project is linked and accountable to local community-based
(Maximum 500 words) organisations or other local actors and is tailored to the local context
- How Indigenous and local knowledge will be mobilised, including by
collaborating with different kinds of actors who hold different
knowledge types2 to ensure that resilience action is shaped by local
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CDKN recognises a diversity of knowledge types need to be engaged for sustainable and equitable action on the ground: local knowledge
developed by people and communities specific to the places where they live; Indigenous and traditional knowledge comprising the understandings,
skills and philosophies developed by societies with long histories of interaction with their natural surroundings; experiential, applied knowledge
held by practitioners and those working in the field based on their practical experience; and scientific knowledge generally provided by academic
researchers.
 understanding and experience
     
Alignment with CDKN’s Please indicate how your project supports one or more of CDKN’s themes.
themes:      
- gender equity and
social inclusion
- finance for resilience
- ecosystem-based
approaches
- enhancing climate
literacy
- empowering young
people
(Maximum 300 words)
Integration of gender Please describe the gender equity and social inclusion considerations for your
equity and social context and how they will be integrated throughout the design and
inclusion considerations implementation of this project.
(Maximum 300 words)      
Sustainability and/or Please indicate sustainability plans for your project after the CDKN grant ends
continuation of impact to ensure that project impact and successes remain.
(Maximum 400 words)
     

Safeguarding and Please indicate the risks your project poses to the project implementers and
ensuring no harm done the communities in which the project is being implemented and how you will
as a result of project address this.
activities
(Maximum 300 words)
Please describe how the project’s team will include or has included
safeguarding measures and ethics procedures within the implementing
organisation or in the project design.
     
 5. Team composition and leadership
African leadership Please describe in what way the project is African led? This includes partnerships and collaborations between
(Maximum 200 words) African-based organisations and nationals.
     
Role of the lead organisation Please describe the role of the lead organisation in the project.
within the project      
Please describe the gender and social diversity of the project team members. Please describe how marginalised
Team and leadership diversity
groups are included in the project team and leadership.
(Maximum 200 words)
     
Team composition
Name of team member3 Organisation Title and role in project

                 

                 

                 

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 7: Budget (US$)
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total Proportion Notes
%
Partner 1 [insert organisation                               Please include no of persons
name] personnel fees Please include the range of the rates
     
Partner 2 [insert organisation                               Please include no of persons
name] personnel fees Please include the range of the rates
     
Partner 34 [insert organisation                               Please include no of persons
name] personnel fees Please include the range of the rates
     
Outsourced consultants and                               Please include no of persons
service providers Please include the range of the rates
     
Travel                                    
Project activities5                               Please include details of the type of
costs, e.g., workshops, subsidies,
subscriptions, etc.
     
Subtotal                         100%
Indirect costs (maximum of                                    
13% of direct costs)
Total (not greater than US$                                    
150,000)

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Please add additional rows for additional partners as needed.
5
Please add additional rows for more project activities expenses as needed.
 8: Declaration
Please include the names Name Organisation
and organisations of the
people who contributed
to this submission6:
Person 1            
Person 2            
Person 3            
Person 4 etc.            
Declaration by project lead: I declare that the above information is accurate to the best of my knowledge.
Name      
Signature      
Date      

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2.d Partner organisation details (please include details of all the additional partners.
Copy and paste the table if necessary)
Name of contact person      
Role of person within
     
organisation
Email address      
Name of organisation      
e.g. community group, community-based organisation, cooperative, non-
governmental organisation, international non-governmental organisation,
Type of organisation sub-national/local government, academia, private sector, small- and
medium-sized business, media organisation, social enterprise, etc.
     
Role of the organisation
     
within the project
Physical address
Please include city,      
country and postal code
Phone number
     
Including country code
Organisation website
and/or other social      
media
Please choose one of the An African organisation
following: Is the based in Africa, but with headquarters elsewhere
organisation… neither of the above, but based in the global South
     
Any comments?